Cicero's Role Models: The Political Strategy of a Newcomer

ISBN-13: 9780199582938 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 420 str.

Henriette van der Blom

Opis

This book is about the famous Roman orator and statesman Cicero and his rhetorical and political strategy as a newcomer in Roman republican politics. Henriette van der Blom argues that Cicero advertised himself as a follower of chosen models of behaviour from the past - his role models - and in turn presented himself as a role model to others. This new angle provides fresh insights into the political and literary career of one of the best-known Romans, and into the political discourse of the late Roman Republic.

Recenzje

[a] lucid and perceptive book